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Glenwright, Melanie; Tapley, Brent; Rano, Jacqueline K. S.; Pexman, Penny M. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2017
Background: Speakers use sarcasm to criticize others and to be funny; the indirectness of sarcasm protects the addressee's face (Brown & Levinson, 1987). Thus, appreciation of sarcasm depends on the ability to consider perspectives. Purpose: We investigated development of this ability from late childhood into adulthood and examined effects of…
Descriptors: Humor, Children, Early Adolescents, Adults